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Posted on 01/09/2012 4:25:13 PM PST by Cincinna
The normally Republican-phobic continent is taking a surprising shine to the lead GOP candidate, which it sees as a champion against the fringe Mitt Romney, the GOP forerunner, met with fanfare on his recent travel to Europe.
The presidential primaries look a little different from across the Atlantic, and not necessarily in the way that you'd expect. The coverage isn't an Obama love-fest as it was early in his presidency, nor is it entirely GOP-bashing. That said, mainstream Europe -- whose open antagonism toward the Republican party appears to have faded somewhat since the Bush years ended, despite an uptick during the health care debates -- is clearly fascinated by the current split in the Republican party. And, in the split, thus far Europeans would prefer Romney.
The European media has presented a fairly clear narrative of the primary to date: Romney's the leader but he doesn't excite Republicans -- that's the basic message. Perhaps because there's been less discussion of individual polls, there's been less hype about the as-yet short-lived leads by Herman Cain, Ron Paul, or Rick Perry. That also means, though, that there's been less journalistic reveling in the wackiness of what European (as well as some American) publications tend to portray as the wild-eyed Republican fringe. There's a hint of wariness, but it's not the full-blown incomprehension, derision, and fear that has occasionally been expressed on Continental op-ed pages.
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They loved Obama ,until he opened his mouth
Another reason to not vote for him.
Europe has a conservative Republican phobia, they take kindly to Massachusetts socialist RINO's.
Lived in France three years and speaks fluent French.
Of course they like Mitt Romney, they don’t have to live with his policies!
No kidding...I twouda never guessed that!
Yo Mittens, I think Greece needs you. You’re good at turning things around aincha? Run on over there and fire a few of them.
So, the Euro-Lefties like the French speaking Mitt. Hard to believe their ignorance about America, our values, & our election system.
A good source in English is
http://www.france24.com
available in French & English versions.
An editorial in French Le Monde riffs on “Mitt Romney and the fatwas of the Republican Party.” Libération describes the “Christian right” as “torn,” while Spanish El País suggests Obama may be “tak[ing] advantage” of the Republican divide.
The candidate they fear the most is Ron Paul.
Has anybody ever seen Mitt Romney and John Kerry in the same room, together? Just sayin...
Well there’s a point in his favor! /sarcasm
Big welfare, big government guy, what’s not for a European to like.
Next to Hussein every potential replacement looks good.
Willardo Romenoff, the John F. Kerry of the Republican Party
Well, that’s nice. They can have him.
Mitt went to France as a Mormon missionary to convert the French to Mormonism.
Funny, in more than 14 years in France, I never met a single French Mormon. I speak fluent French; went there for study and work reasons.
Well that seals it... there is NO WAY Mitt should be our GOP nominee.
Europeans fear a real hard hitting conservative like Gingrich. Maybe the over generous United States has been might just tighten up. With liberal Mitt the handouts would probably continue.
;•}
I just saw the Romney/ Bain Capital video on the website of the left wing paper le Monde. It has definitely gone viral.
The Swift Boat ads against the “ very French “ John Kerry worked because they were true. To be effective this type of thing must be true. After it is fact-checked, and is proven true, the video will sink Romney, hopefully before he buys his way to the nomination.
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